Ministry Update

This Sunday’s Preview We continue our study through Acts and the “Church on the Move” and look forward to hearing about and celebrating what God is doing at ECS during “ECS Sunday.” Congregational Singing Resource: We created a Spotify playlist for our church family to listen to during the week and help the congregation better engage…

October 31, 2017, an obscure monk who was and professor of Bible at the University of Wittenburg posted 95 issues. He presented not for protest, but as an invitation to begin a discussion concerning the sale of indulgences. Nailing those 95 Theses onto the doors of the church sparked what the great church historian Philip Schaff…

We’ve moved a few pews from the back of the auditorium. We’ve also switched some of the damaged ones in the front with some the ones in the back that were in better condition, as well as fixing some hymnal racks and getting some loose pews screwed down. So that we are leading through philosophy we want…

Beginning in 2016 we are adjusting our programming for Sunday PM. Our priorities and principles have not changed. Our strategy, however, has. We are just as much committed to the “Lord’s Day” and the bookending of it as ever before. Our Sunday PM service will now be held once a month on the 2nd Sunday of…

This Sunday will be a special day at Emmanuel as we observe Sanctity of Life Sunday. On January 13, 1984, President Ronald Reagan issued a proclamation designating January 22 as the first National Sanctity of Human Life Day. January 22, 1973, was the day the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion-on-demand in all 50 states. Churches around the country share…

Dear Emmanuel Family, Over the years, you and many other families in our area have benefited from the ministry of Emmanuel Christian School. When I assumed the pastorate at EBC last October, I knew that the revitalization of Emmanuel (both church and school) would be a long and arduous task. Recently, however, details of the…

A few weeks ago we took one Sunday morning and shared some vision related things for our church family. Most of this content will be given in new member orientations, but it also good for the entire body to be reminded of what our goals are. Some have requested to see the core slides from…

We are excited to welcome a new family to our ministry team at Emmanuel. Paul and Ruth Fink will be joining us to join in what God is doing in this part of His harvest. Paul will be assuming the role of school administrator at Emmanuel Christian School. Paul is a native of Western Pennsylvania…